to protest because it is our right to be able to voice our opinion regardless of where we come from or regardless of what our economic status is. but i am not here to criticize the police department. i am here to offer solutions that were brought to me by the same constituents that voiced these concerns previously. the solution that i proposed is to the supervisors and to the police commission and members of the general public, is to analyze and revamp a section in the general order which, for those of you who don't know, is a portion of -- it's basically the rules that the police officers abide to. and the section i'm specifically referring to is 1.8, which defines community policing and two components that talk about mutual respect and partnership and shared responsibilities. i would strongly suggest that inclusion of points of accountability outline of budget streamline for the

trainings and data collection of the effectiveness of the policing resource manual as top priorities. i understand that a job as a police officer may be frightening. the possibilities are now coming home or desensitizing to human interaction, or more decision that go above the law and that is why i strongly feel that changes may lead the community members feeling -- >> thank you. sorry. >> thank you very much. (applause) >> next speaker. hello, my name is robert fitch and i'm a teacher in the disabled students programs at city college and i'm a student in the older adults program. i'm here to thank you for this resolution and also to sort of remind us all that this bottle unfortunately is going on on a number of fronts. ~ battle it started with the student success task force when former chancellor jack scott and carol lou and others decided that we

should ration and prioritize education and exclude other people. that has been followed up with the education master plan that we've heard about with so little community input. and now there is even a senate bill 173 so, david, we really need you to get a job in sacramento. we need to challenge -- (applause) we need to challenge carol lou's senate bill 173 where she wants to specifically cancel state education funding for classes for older adults, home economic classes, health and safety classes. it's ridiculous. parenting classes. she has decided that those things aren't academic enough and don't deserve any funding. we need to recognize that the noncredit classes are adult ed in san francisco that city college took that on knowingly and willingly, and that it is

indeed part of the safety net, part of the fraying safety net that includes all the cuts and medi-cal ihss, et cetera. those classes offered at senior centers, disability centers, the library, community centers, are absolutely essential and it's not just being attacked here, it's being attacked statewide. (applause) >> thank you very much. i'm going to read a couple more names. cedar lay. dee anna scott. timothy killy kelly. tariq ferrar. [speaker not understood]. next speaker, please. okay, five years, $13 million to put lip stick on a pig. [laughter] (applause) my name is carol mayer and i teach business at city college of san francisco. in my previous career i worked

with information technology systems so i am qualified to comment on this. ccsf's it system is called banner and it's version 2.0, the current one is from 1998. the current revision is 8.8 so there is 16 years much technological upgrades and advances that are missing. yet ccsf administration or special trustee decided unilaterally to lock into a five-year $13 million services agreement with a private vendor without even looking into the cost of just upgrading to 8.8 or even looking to other vendors that are out there like peoplesoft who also have higher ed system. so, i just started asking around. one reason we were given. a new system could take-two years and we don't have that kind of time. our problems were urgent. but this conflicts because you signed a five-year agreement. another reason given was, well,

we might not be around in two years so the accjc might sanction us and wonder what we're doing making these big systems investments. that's another failure in logic. because why would accjc sanction the college for expecting to continue to serve its 85,000 students? another head scratcher. (applause) why didn't we even solicit a bid for a new it system? one person without even consulting knowledgeable people about it within city college of san francisco should not be making these no-bid contract decisions with private companies that on the surface don't have the best long-term interest of the students and the faculty at heart. (applause) >> thank you. and i have handouts. >> thank you. next speaker, please. good afternoon, my name is roger scott. i've been a teacher at city college since 1972 and i've been on the executive board of aft 21 21 for 37 years, i believe. so, i have a bit of a historical perspective on city

college. it's a great institution. and, by the way, i did go through -- i completed the [speaker not understood] paralegal program there [speaker not understood]. that's very useful. maybe more useful than a ph.d.. one thing -- i try to have my share of imagination, but i can't conceive of anything more undemocratic and irrational than having an institution like city college in one of the most progressive cities in the world run by one individual. i have some problems with that one individual's qualifications and decisions. however, even if i thought he was doing a good job -- and i would never accuse him of that -- [laughter] certainly he can't replace 7 members of the board of trustees and a student trustee. for example, over the years when we've had problems in

negotiations, we've brought in our labor and community allies and met with the board and resolved those issues amicably for the most part, and justifiably so in terms of contract gains. we've heard a lot about the instructional quality at city college. city college also has a reputation for having one of the most enlightened personnel policies in the country. i also think that the accjc, not an organization i have any respect for, pay no attention to these kind of positive personnel relations or quality of the instruction. so, my -- i would pose the question to you. many of us are teachers and teachers need to be graded as administrators. what sort of logic would promote a chief administrator like arguella to close a public building during working hours? that's absurd. thank you. >> thank you. (applause) >> next speaker. hello, my name is anna [speaker not understood].

i teach and am chair of the art department at city college of san francisco. and i very much appreciate your resolution. i want to say as an explanation that chair people are elected faculty representatives to their disciplines. unfortunately like many departments, we rehe net wonderful range of curriculum and one horror of the past two years, essentially, has been the lack of communication between faculty and the administration and with everybody speaking it's come at a great cost. and i really feel that it's unfortunate that that particular routine has been put in place. so, i look forward to your resolution changing that energy so that faculty, students, and staff can contribute their voices to the governance of our college. thank you. >> thank you very much. (applause) >> next speaker. hello, my name is [speaker

not understood]. this is my first time speaking at city hall. i just wanted to share with you my story of city college. ~ buyers i've actually been involved with these budget cuts and college protests since high school. and in high school i even took [speaker not understood] we had the health academy which introduced students to careers in the health field through city college. and the instructor -- the instructors for that program were fantastic. it was a very warm, friendly setting. something that i had to deal with in my senior year of high school with my father passing away halfway through my senior year, and that really hurt me in my grades and all around. and i was afraid, i didn't know what i was going to do. when i went to city college i had no plans to transfer, but through the years i spent there since 2011 i found an incredible community of people,

an incredible community of teachers, people who i want to keep close and keep as support. this school has meant so much to me and as an art student myself, i want to pursue my improvement in the art -- my skills of art for my father because he was my biggest supporter. and with this payment policy, forcing students to pay their tuition immediately, it hurts my family financially because we have not been able to recover since my father's passing. and i would hate to think of other students who are going through the same kind of ordeal that i'm. i greatly appreciate you listening to all of us and all the help that you have done and continue to do. thank you. (applause) >> thank you. thank you for sharing your story.

thank you. my name is sarah thompson. i've been an academic counselor at city college for over 25 years. i love the college and i love the students we serve. i find it very ironic that this administration is supposed to help the college is making such a mess out of the college. a lot of what i do as a counselor is sometimes helping students through a bureaucracy that's confusing to them. yesterday i saw a student who was dropped from our english 1b, our second english class that's required for u.c. transfer. she did not drop herself. her instructor did not drop her. she went down to admissions [speaker not understood] in the registration center and was told that she could be reinstated with an instructor's permission. she went back to the class the stricter said he he gave away her seat ~. that means she has to wait an extra year before she can transfer. these are the things that we see constantly.

in the fall, a group of faculty, many of us tried to enroll in classes out of one particular meeting, 20 people tried to enroll, probably five faculty members were successful in signing up for a class. there is something wrong with that. i want to also tell you, and i think many of you don't know this, but i realize that students who owe money are not allowed to withdraw from the class. they're blocked from withdrawing from the class. one person said, that's extortion. and i think they've got a good point. the truth is they can go down to admissions and records, but nobody tells them that on the -- on their banner registration screen. we have to be open and transparent. i've been bullied and threatened by this administration, but what is far, far more worse is what happened yesterday. it is unexcusable. (applause) >> thank you. next speaker.

thank you very much. next speaker. hi, my name is [speaker not understood] and i'm a student at college. i'm a matista. and i participated in yesterday's occupation of common hall. (applause) what i've seen is that our demands are very clear to the public and what i've seen also is that students more and more are coming out and saying, yeah, like those payment policies affecting me, whether four months ago we were kind of in the blue, a couple students being affected, but in reality it's not just undocumented students. it's a whole group of students that are being affected by this new policy. and i was not able to register this semester because of the payment policy. i had to pay out of state tuition and i could not register because i had a hold on my account. in order to register for this

following semester, it would have been almost $6,000. and it's not acceptable to be in san francisco, having all these laws that are immigrant friendly and for the undocumented community and we can't continue our education because of the policies that are being passed by this egregious administration. (applause) so, really appreciate you putting effort into this resolution. i know it takes a lot of courage to do so, and i really appreciate the work that you've done supporting city college of san francisco. and also police brutality, something needs to be done. that was not acceptable. students were just there defending their right to speak and demand -- make their demands. so, thank you very much. (applause) >> thank you. next speaker.

hi, so, actually i'm glad i followed [speaker not understood]. i think she's being very modest in her attempt in actually organizing around the payment policy. i was there. i was a part of those meetings in which she participated with administrators over four or five meetings where she was told over and over again by the administrators that she cannot register. there is absolutely nothing that they can do. "more ethical to have students kicked out of ccsf than to have them actually go into debt." that is the logic [speaker not understood]. that is the logic which our administrators work in. and to see her pearce veerctiontionv, her determination to continue going to school, she's currently still going to classes. ~ perseverance she's taking three classes even though she's not registered. [cheering and applauding] that is absolutely unbelievable. what is even more unbelievable is yesterday's events in which she participated. it is absolutely unfathomable

that an undocumented student has to face in this city's community college police brutality. the police wielding their baton, police he swinging their baton, facing a police punching a student, facing the possibility of getting pepper sprayed from undocumented student actually have to face deportation in this city's community college is ridiculous. only to fight for her education and she's not the only one. it's happening to dozens and dozens of other students who are undocumented. i was there when i met another undocumented student who has recently come from ojaca. she was coming to register only to find her class, one class costs $750 and she had to pay out of pocket. this is a student who had been living with a coworker for over a year because she's not able to find a job for her undocumented status. it is very, very difficult for this community to go to school. i find it ridiculous that the administration is not holding up the values of this city. they're basically saying, yes he, you can come to this city and we allow you to work, but

in this [speaker not understood] you're not allowed to be educated. this administration has to get rid of [speaker not understood]. thank you. >> thank you. [cheering and applauding] >> thank you. thank you, lalo, for your leadership. next speaker. hello, my name is carlos reyes. i am currently a student at the mission center. i am an immigrant and [speaker not understood]. about the values of lifelong learning education and it what a program that helped single mothers. and they're turning people like myself because -- and i told them a lot of friends when i start going to school, it wasn't because i enrolled in bad things. i just leave it at that. but because i had to go to work. and when i came back to school,

i was really irritated [speaker not understood] saying that, a lot of classes were being closed and that the teachers were overloadedwith students and instead of getting tutoring, there was less help from the teachers. so, i had to get involved. and instead of focusing on my education, i decided to get involved in this. and now i am here to thank you for the resolution that you are introducing and thank you for the persons that are supporting it. and also to us, that we really need [speaker not understood] and the board of trustees because at least we can tell them and, you know, as much as i didn't like [speaker not understood], i know that 7 people, [speaker not understood], that only one person. so, that's all i have to say and thank you very much for your work. (applause)

>> thank you. next speaker. i'm going to read a couple more names. daniel hal ford. cathy burk. i apologize if i mispronounce the name. next speaker. hi, my name is [speaker not understood]. i am a student at ccsf. >> you want to pull the mic? thank you. i am a student at ccsf and i am also hi can a. the main reason why i attend city college is further diverse studies. and if you take that away, [speaker not understood], they take that away, they take away my education. so, i'm here to ask for support. thank you. (applause) >> thank you very much. next speaker. hi, bear with me. my name is [speaker not understood]. i was on the core of students yesterday occupying common hall. that's why my -- [cheering and applauding] so, [speaker not understood]. i am a full-time student taking

16 units working full time with two jobs. i am a [speaker not understood] and yesterday what happened was that we occupied the building and they forced the payment policy on us so we forced our way into the building. that's our school because [speaker not understood]. so, as a testimonial from one of my [speaker not understood], she was affected by the payment policy and i would quickly quote her. she said, i didn't qualify for financial aid -- i figured i would just be able to swing two classes at least. but when they changed the payment policy it was making it impossible for me to pay for my classes and i was one month from -- oh, my god. i wish they didn't do that because the people like me working paycheck to paycheck, it is way too much. and you have to understand that the people that were there all night, even the people sleeping

outside, we are in support of each other and you can't do this to us. we are experienced at working hard. you can't treat us like criminals. only danger in that room with us were the people who had guns. we were doing a peaceful sit in and you can't treat us like we're criminals. we're students and i believe in equal access to achieve our dreams. and for you to [speaker not understood] this payment policy on us, for you to bring police with riot gear on ready to take action on us is absurd and i think it's bull sheet. thank you. [cheering and applauding] >> thank you. next speaker. my name is nancy amaya. i am also [speaker not understood]. >> if you can speak into the mic so we can hear you. my name is [speaker not understood] and i'm also a matista. my friends have dropped -- some of my friends have dropped out of school this semester because of this payment plan. they have to pay like triple the amount of like the money

that we do just because they're not recognized on paper. we recognize them. they're part of this community. they're here. but that's -- that's a little different. because of this like people like other people, and like i'm sure i can say the majority of the community has to like save money in advance to pay their classes and like having the minimum wage job like you have to balance between paying food, shelter, or education, what am i going to do this month, am i going to eat? am i going to pay my home? and i want to transfer because i want -- i came into school because i want to transfer and i want to persevere for myself, my family, my community. but, you know, when i came into this college, i saw this wonderful diversity, like these wonderful diversity programs that have educated me and opened my eyes beyond comprehension. and taking that away would not be fair.

city college should be able to make democratic -- democratic decisions, getting everyone's [speaker not understood] heard. since when does one person making a decision [speaker not understood] anyone else affecting our school, our teachers, [speaker not understood]. what kind of people would be holding this country down in the future if education won't be available to everyone? education should be a right, not a privilege. (applause) thank you. >> thank you. next speaker. hi, my name is miho madden. i'm a student at city college. i would like to thank you, mr. campos, for bringing forward this resolution. i'm sure everyone is in support of. i'm still wearing the tattered clothing from yesterday the police ruddv up a lot of us. that's nothing. i saw student organizers, my

friends being beaten and pepper strayed outside and frankly egregious behavior. (applause) and anyone on the board of supervisors was willing to support a full investigation of the occurrences yesterday, i think, you know, i speak for the progressive community on campus in complete support of that investigation. ~ roughed thank you. these are obviously the extension of the actions of a administration that doesn't care about students, right. administration doesn't care about teachers that have been pushing these cuts and these people need to leave immediately. not only that, but any sort of plans for future restructuring of the school that is left over by the administration should be scrapped i believe immediately until something is figured out collectively within the community of city college of save because that's just going to perpetuate what we have been fighting against here. and if that's going to be the case, i can tell you we have

all seen it, but students on that campus are prepared to face violence, to defend our rights, to defend that school. (applause) and we will do so if it is necessary if these policies intend to continue. there are solid, solid student organizers on the ground, but i have absolute faith in that are going to continue to push the cutting edge of our demands. that is the complete resignation of the super special trustee and the elimination of the student payment policies [speaker not understood]. thank you. [cheering and applauding] >> thank you. next speaker. hi, my name is lee when and i am a concerned community member. i live in the mission and i'm here to speak for the 15,000 people that did not change to continue their education at city college because of what the accjc has done. and i commend all the students

who work to organize and put their body on the line to occupy the building yesterday, to demand that bob ar dwell a resign, and to reverse the payment policy. i think education is definitely a right, not a privilege, especially when so much of our work force depends on the knowledge and skills gained through attending a community college such as ccsf. and i also want to thank you for showing up, supervisor campos, and all the supervisors here for calling for the special hearing. but i also want to urge you not to just stop at urging brice harris, the state chancellor, to bring back the democratically elected board of trustees. if he fails to do that, i urge you to continue to work towards reinstating the democratically elected community college board of trustees with or without

brice harris' consent. (applause) >> thank you. next speaker. next speaker, please. thank you. hi, my name is [speaker not understood] simmons and i am an lgbt studies major at city college of san francisco. i was one of the main people who participated in the occupation of the hall. last night i was not able to force myself into the building. i was outside all night in the cold. (applause) and i ended up, quite accidentally, becoming one of the main people to speak to the media. and what i was really irritated with was the media kept asking me, why are you guys being so violent? and i had to explain to them that we are not the ones being violent. it was the campus police who are being violent. (applause)

they asked me what we were doing there and i told them that we were fighting for our civil rights. education is a civil right and that we were following the movement of the direct action and nonviolence presented by martin luther king and i actually looked the police in the eye and told them dr. king would be ashamed of them. [cheering and applauding] city college is important to me because it's given me a chance, an education. when i was a kid, if you told me that i would be staying overnight at school and fighting for the right to go to school, i would have looked at you like you were crazy. but city college has opened its arms to me and provided me with a chance of a life that i never dreamed possible. thank you. [cheering and applauding] >> thank you. next speaker.

hi, everybody, my name is win song. i'm a san francisco an and a student of city college ~ and i am studying to be an educator. and for this reason i am especially concerned about what's going on on a city-wide, statewide, national level and i feel like we're entering a time where we really, really must defend our right to an education. it's going to take -- it's going to take all of us. so, right now i'm especially grateful to have and to hear the support from city hall such as this new proposal and it's just like we need all levels to work on this. we need all the students, we need all the teachers and it's so amazing to see everybody who comes out for these actions and to show support. that's when you really feel the strength of this community and it's the community is going to

see us in this struggle and really bring us to a better day. so, thank you to all of you. (applause) >> thank you. next speaker, please. how y'all doing? i'd like to thank you guys for having integrity and being real -- (applause) and not, not just a puppet for various corporations and et cetera. i'd also like to thank the students who have been fighting, you know, from day one since the bus trip to sacramento, you know, and the people who even weren't there but have taken it upon themselves to continue the fight, to pick up the torch, you know. i think it's a beautiful thing that